River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-26
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.


Mr. O'Brien visited Ottawa and
large audiences, hut az Kingston
on Friday, he came near losing his life at
the hands OF an Orange mob. and would
nave been killed but for a fortunate ex-
change OF hats 50 that his identity was
lost The police pretending 70 keep order
allowed the mob TO do as ir pleased. An
Irish Catholic newspaper office was sacked
and many acts OF violence comm tilted and
a number injured. After tue attempt 20
murder O'Brieu had been frustrated, the
Mayor appeared ana rendered O'Brien pro
lection. and bitterly repr0ached by that
gentleman and his friends Tor his hypocrisy
IN allowing the mob % make the brutal
assault when a word from the Mayor
would have stopped Il,
The Canadian Pacific L. r.. has Sc
curedan entrance into Chicago through Pres
ident Ledyard Of the Michigan Central The
Canadian Pacific win run its freight trains
from 81. Thomas 10 Detroit over the Michi-
gan Central thence over the " uh0sh t. But
Ter. Ind. and at that point connect with the
Baltimore q Ohio, reaching Chicago over
the latter tracks i viii also Use the
Wabash r0ad TO East 81. Louis Its through
sleepers to Montreal. viii he run over the
Michigan Central from Chicago. The pro-
posed advent Of tire new line causes con
siderable huttering among the officials Of
the Eastbound routes.
The town Of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich, population 2,501 was de
stroyei by fire Nav - with loss estima-
ted At million and half dollars, 2sp build
ings were burned including churches stores,
school houses and dwellings $50 families
lost everything the fire took from forest
fires and buildings being all OF wood burned
so rapidly that in two hours TIE destruction
was complete. only a meat market and sa-
loon building remaining IN tie business por-
ton.
Mr.. O'Brien. visited Hamilton Mon
dav. notwithstanding his disabled condition,
and was cordially received, and addressed
an audience of several thousand in peace.
As he was being driven in a carriage from
the hall some pistol shots were fred ana the
driver received bullet in his wrist and
stale eggs were thrown The party IN the
carriage were unframed and were not
ruolested al the hotel As usual IN Canada,
the police made no arrests.
The legislature Of Florida has elected
William Pasco United States senator as
the successor Of Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Pasco, is a
native of London. England. ana IS about
forty eight wears old lie i an American
citizen through the naturalization OF his
father before he attained his majority. lie
is a graduate OF Harvard college. lie served
in the Confederate army. he is now speaker
Of the state house of representatives
At Grand Rapids. Mich, John Boyd.
a butcher Of Rockford, lase summer muir
dered W B. johnson. Boyd was half
crazed with liquor at the time. lie was
sentenced to prison Tor life. Annie Boyd
his wife. sued Christopher Post, "a saIoonlst
Of Rockford, for selling her husband liquor
claiming 5000 damages y verdict was
rendered giving $500
The remains OF Mary Harden were
Inferred at Athens, ia, ON Sunday,
with the original manuscript Of John
Howard Payue's '-Home. Sweet Home, =
which was interiined with the author pro-
testatiOn of love and proposal Of marriage
which herfather influenced her q reject
The visible supply of wheat in the
United States aud Canada decreased l,4J.o,-
Ua0 bushels during the past week. corn de
creased 300 b. shells, oats decreased 81
Co bushels and barley decreased Sl.t0
bushels. Rye increased 1900 bushels. The
stock of wheat on hand IS 43,0is ,UJj bushels
4 party OF eight men set ont from
Harbor Springs, Mich, en- Sunday. for q
sail on Traverse bay. The yacht was struck
by sauan and capsized and five of the
partE including Capt. Gale. the hest, were
drowned The gentlemen were from Chi
cage and Milwaukee
Editor O'Brien has been invited by
Noses ". Field, chairman on behalf of tie
central committee of the G.aenhack Labor
party Of Michigan, to visit Detroit for pub
lie address. TIE state legislature Is u be
invited in case Alr. O'Brieu accepts the in
vitatiOn.
Ex-Goy. William Smith who. FOR up
wards of 20 years has been Unidentified with
the affairs Of Virginia as lawyer, legisla-
tor, congressman ard governor. serving sew
erai wears IN the United States conGrt - and
two terms as governor OF the State, Is dead.
The S6o.U monument erected to
Schuyler Colfax at indianapolis, Ind, 10y
the Daughters of Rehezah was unveiled on
the 18th, and dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies, participated IN 10y many
thousand people.
Near Sadalia. Colorado. the sleeping
car. of the Denver. Rio Grande a salt
Lake CITY Express was teruiied and Grace
Leslie. tile leading lady of the Kate EastietCn
t-1mpauv was killed. her spinal column
being broken. as she fell upon le&ge Of
rocks
By the collision of the Baltic and Gel
tic. at sea four Baltic Storage passengers
were killed and nine injured. NJ IS still un-
certain which steamer was To blame for
the collision. Both steamers are pretty
severely damaged.
$1,000 has been subscribed in Michi-
gan for Lake Linden sufferers by Ere bus a
great deal more must be supplied, as che
total insurance il only Sf37.UH on loss of
S3,gJ.Dt0 Appeals for aid Ere made 20 tue
country generally
The reports from the forest fire IL
the upper Michigan peninsula record a loss
exceeding 8. 0Q0.C0o- IN the last two weeks,
including the LAX Linden fire.
Two THOUSAND people ara destitute At
Lake Linden, 5Iic1 and measures are being
taken at Detroit AMI other places for their
relief
Eight houses were destroyed by fire
at Panama and few persons injured, Nay
y Losa SlD.Oc.